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The University of Manchester.<\/p>\n

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Overview<\/h2>\n

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Co-lead by Professor Alys Young and Dr Katherine Rogers, the SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) team works with the Deaf community and other stakeholders to promote the wellbeing of d\/Deaf individuals, families and communities across the life course through high quality, multi-disciplinary applied social research.<\/p>\n

As a team of Deaf and hearing researchers, we are committed to creating partnerships that acknowledge and value d\/Deaf people’s experiences, inform service providers and policy makers, and builds bridges between all stakeholders to promote the quality of life and citizenship rights of d\/Deaf peoples. <\/p>\n

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About us<\/h2>\n

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Learn more about SORD history, our mission and what we stand for.<\/p>\n

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Explore our researchers’ profiles.<\/p>\n

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Our research themes<\/h2>\n

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Health and wellbeing<\/h2>\n

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Service improvement<\/h2>\n

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d\/Deaf children and families<\/h2>\n

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Methodological innovation<\/h2>\n

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